New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-16
BRIEF BUT LIVELY CORRESPONDENCE.
C. P. HUYTNGroN's REPLY TO Ex-AUDIToR
FRENCH.

FRENCH.
long aud elaborate article evidently intended to be an
attack on the Pacific railroads. and particularly directed
against the Central Pacific was published yesterday 1t
was based upon information furnished by The
ophilus French, who was for several
years auditor OF Pacific Railroad accounts.
TRIBUNE reporter asked c. p Huntington IL he wished
to say anything in reply the charges made against the
management OF the company He replicd
" haven't anything In particular to say. Mr. French
wrote TO Mr. Gates letter Ito be shown 70 mel some time
since, and just whether was made to 1t
don't know but French came in twice after that
and made some offers but he did not propose to tell
me anything that did not already know hadntany use
for his services. And after leaving my office the last
tme he wrote me tho following letter. inclosng samples
of the sufho had for SALE and give you copy Of my
reply"
The two letters follows
yNELASD, y. j., Dec. 80, 1856
Mr. GATES.
DEAR SIR: Before closing my arrangement with The
World Mr. s. Guthrie suggests to me that let you know
the Kind OF publication which they want to begin WIN
pages, showing amounts disbursed by persons named,
bntJ0r purposes unexplained, and for That reason dSd
optd by me In my settlements with Mr. Miller Also,
memorandum OF the aggregates in that one account;
shall be In Washington on Monday morning. letter
or telegram will reach me here until saturday evening
Yours truly, TuEos. FRENCH.
Jan. g. 1886
TnEornLUs FRENCH, Esq. Vineldnd, Nj
SIR: Yours OF Both utmo with inclosure as therein
stated is received was very glad to get the memora,
dunn Tor, as transactions have been so large anu
widespread feared that the legal ana miscellaneous ex
penses had been larger than 1t would SEEM according 10
your memorandum. that they have been; although
don't Just exactly understand the reason OF your sending
them 10 me "a you do and can only surmise.
As for hiring yourself 10 newspaper to distribute IN
formation OF this kind have nothing TO say VI course
obtained the information when in tho employ or the
Government and Just how IL Is yours TO use for the
purpose which you to have In mind Is matter
between you aud the Government rather than between
you and ourselves. Yours, etc, G. L. HUNTINGTON
AN "EXPOSURE" THAT FRIGHTENED NOBODY.
WAsmNGToS, Jan. 10 (Speeiap.-The resolution to ar
thorze commission OF experts to investigate the books
accounts and methods Of Pacific Railroad Companies
considered in the House to-day without action INC
resolution called up by the Pacific Railroad Commit
tee and 1t shall have been disposed OF the com
mitcc will AJAX the House to proceed with and act on the
Funding bill IL probable that the Springer
amendment to the Funding bill will he adopted II Is
generally thought that tho Exposure" OF Pacific Rail
road transactions by The World today designed to
throw the supporters OF the Funding bill into confusion
and frIghten some OF tho more tmid men among them
II such was purpose 1t failed. Congressman nor
woods explanation OF his relations with the southern la
chic road counsel regarded satisfactory on all
hands and had tho effect OF creating an impression
that the other "disallOwed" items In the published ac
count susceptible OF like explanation. III - nouu
that revelations Railroad Auditor French DO NOT
come down later than the beginning Of the period In
which, according to general belief he had certain pect
MARY transactions with OF the railroad companies
10 may he remembered that he was compelled 10 resign
BE- Secretary klrkwood.